#Writephoto #Lockdown #Wildlife #Squirrels There were days in spring and summer when life – seem to have just stopped The advice from the professors if you can then stay indoors face to face contact severely restricted to stop the spread of the nasty bug going crazy But mother nature saw the need to help out …
Tag Archives: Gardens
Confusing
#Octpowrimo #trees Photo by Jamo Images on Pexels.com It would be true to say that right now the poor old trees are confused while conifers look on deciduous trees can’t decide whether to shed their leaves or not for while our minds are thinking of winter the sun is still beating a midsummer glow its …
Bandstand
#writephoto #bandstand Built in the park a place to be entertained new music to be played and maybe danced to if the urge is there sandwiches consumed by the audience as the band play those oh so familiar tunes a selection of favourites new and old, to be danced on the plaza nearby
Hop to Flight
#Napowrimo #Day22 #paperswans #trees #roots #sky #birds The gardeners have been in taking off tree branches with extreme pruning They say its to keep the tree roots hid underneath from tearing up the grass The trees for their part keep on growing reaching for the sky meanwhile birds and squirrels all are hopping mad as …
Birds on a church spire
Church with Spire (Image C/o Pixabay) Salford and Manchester, March 1st 2021 Welcome! they chirp to the grandest birdhouse anywhere around the previous owners left a while back and there’s plenty of room to build a grand nest with five floors to move around – there’s space to rest feed your brood and practice the …
Change in the weather
Salford, 28th August 2020 The bird’s seem to have got the message The mercury is in retreat A nip in the air – you’re feeling As you’re heading down the street Clouds of grey are gathering waiting for their time to sprinkle their raindrops down on the ground blocking out the sunshine And while cold …
Mystique
Manchester, 26th April 2020 Sat in the tranquil scene of the gardens off Piccadilly really – it hadn’t registered before engaging in conversation in the college refectory the year we first met – like yesterday
Fuschia
#CYW #Fuschia watercolour from stock art of fuschias Floating in the warmth of summer under their pink ballerina dresses – purple petticoats swaying in the gentle breeze colour to brighten up anyone’s day hard to miss – even though they try to be incognito a wonder for visiting birds and bees
Benches
#C&BW #Benches I had to think about this particular challenge I mean…. what kind of bench? One on a path in a park ? Or Perhaps one by the water? Decisions decisions… eventually I took the decision to do both, both were taken in areas of my hometown, the first was taken with my Nikon …
In Flight
Salford 26th August 2017 Seagulls in Flight, Charcoal drawing in Painter by Inky The aviators are circling again looking for a suitable place to rest whilst the sun is high in a northern sky Gliding from roof to roof checking out the pickings in lined up gardens Unafraid and Unabashed to businesses back yards they’ll …